Smoky Burgess Stats

Smoky Burgess was born on Sunday, February 6, 1927, in Caroleen, North Carolina. Burgess was 22 years old when he broke into the big leagues on April 19, 1949, with the Chicago Cubs. His biographical data, year-by-year hitting stats, fielding stats, pitching stats (where applicable), career totals, uniform numbers, salary data and miscellaneous items-of-interest are presented by Baseball Almanac on this comprehensive Smoky Burgess baseball stats page.
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Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Autograph on a 1989 Pacific (#201)

Smoky Burgess Autograph on a 1989 Pacific (#201)
 

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Birth Name:   Forrest Harrill Burgess
Nickname:   Smoky
Born On:   02-06-1927  (Aquarius)
Place of Birth Data Born In:   Caroleen, North Carolina
Year of Death Data Died On:   09-15-1991 (100 Oldest Living)
Place of Death Data Died In:   Asheville, North Carolina
Cemetery:   Sunset Memorial Park, Spindale, North Carolina
High School:   Corleen High School (Corleen, NC)
College:   None Attended
Batting Stances Chart Bats:   Left   Throwing Arms Chart Throws:   Right
Player Height Chart Height:   5-08   Player Weight Chart Weight:   187
First Game:   04-19-1949 (Age 22)
Last Game:   10-01-1967
Draft:   Not Applicable
Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Pitching Stats
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
- - Did Not Pitch - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
G GS GF W L PCT ERA CG SHO SV IP BFP H ER R HR BB IBB SO WP HBP BK HLD
Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Hitting Stats
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
1949 22 Cubs 46 56 4 15 0 0 1 0 12 4 - 4 0 - 0 1 .268 .317 .321
1951 24 Cubs 94 219 21 55 4 2 2 0 20 21 - 12 0 - 0 10 .251 .317 .315
1952 25 Phillies 110 371 49 110 27 2 6 0 56 49 - 21 3 - 1 4 .296 .380 .429
1953 26 Phillies 102 312 31 91 17 5 4 0 36 37 - 17 0 - 2 11 .292 .370 .417
1954 27 Phillies 108 345 41 127 27 5 4 0 46 42 - 11 1 4 0 10 .368 .432 .510
1955 28 Phillies 7 21 4 4 2 0 1 0 1 3 1 1 0 0 0 3 .190 .292 .429
1955 28 Redlegs 116 421 67 129 15 3 20 2 77 47 4 35 2 6 1 11 .306 .373 .499
1956 29 Redlegs 90 229 28 63 10 0 12 0 39 26 4 18 1 2 0 5 .275 .346 .476
1957 30 Redlegs 90 205 29 58 14 1 14 0 39 24 5 16 0 3 0 4 .283 .353 .566
1958 31 Redlegs 99 251 28 71 12 1 6 0 31 22 3 20 0 0 1 8 .283 .343 .410
1959 32 Pirates 114 377 41 112 28 5 11 0 59 31 9 16 2 6 2 10 .297 .349 .485
1960 33 Pirates 110 337 33 99 15 2 7 0 39 35 12 13 0 4 0 6 .294 .356 .412
1961 34 Pirates 100 323 37 98 17 3 12 0 52 30 8 16 0 1 2 7 .303 .365 .486
1962 35 Pirates 103 360 38 118 19 2 13 0 61 31 9 19 2 6 0 6 .328 .375 .500
1963 36 Pirates 91 264 20 74 10 1 6 0 37 24 8 14 0 4 1 12 .280 .338 .394
1964 37 Pirates 68 171 9 42 3 1 2 0 17 13 3 14 2 0 1 9 .246 .303 .310
1964 37 White Sox 7 5 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 .200 .429 .800
1965 38 White Sox 80 77 2 22 4 0 2 0 24 11 4 7 0 1 0 2 .286 .371 .416
1966 39 White Sox 79 67 0 21 5 0 0 0 15 11 2 8 0 1 1 0 .313 .413 .388
1967 40 White Sox 77 60 2 8 1 0 2 0 11 14 6 8 0 1 1 2 .133 .303 .250
G AB R H 2B 3B HR GRSL RBI BB IBB SO SH SF HBP GIDP AVG OBP SLG
18 Years 1,691 4,471 485 1,318 230 33 126 2 673 477 80 270 13 39 13 121 .295 .362 .446
Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Fielding Stats
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
1949 Cubs C 8 5 129 27 3.4 27 21 6 0 2 0 0 0 1.000 5.65
1951 Cubs C 64 49 1,392 250 3.9 245 210 35 5 6 6 36 15 .980 4.75
1952 Phillies C 104 102 2,754 497 4.8 486 439 47 11 6 2 27 26 .978 4.76
1953 Phillies C 95 85 2,256 421 4.4 418 395 23 3 8 10 19 6 .993 5.00
1954 Phillies C 91 85 2,249 396 4.4 386 356 30 10 4 5 21 16 .975 4.63
1955 Phillies C 6 6 153 36 6.0 36 35 1 0 0 1 1 0 1.000 6.35
1955 Redlegs C 107 103 2,736 499 4.7 492 457 35 7 6 8 25 18 .986 4.86
1956 Redlegs C 55 53 1,389 275 5.0 275 257 18 0 2 4 20 7 1.000 5.35
1957 Redlegs C 45 42 1,135 241 5.4 238 223 15 3 0 3 23 6 .988 5.66
1958 Redlegs C 58 53 1,419 322 5.6 318 297 21 4 2 3 14 10 .988 6.05
1959 Pirates C 101 95 2,394 488 4.8 480 441 39 8 4 3 30 21 .984 5.41
1960 Pirates C 89 86 2,245 526 5.9 523 485 38 3 7 2 22 22 .994 6.29
1961 Pirates C 92 83 2,188 457 5.0 453 426 27 4 4 7 20 12 .991 5.59
1962 Pirates C 101 94 2,522 602 6.0 595 550 45 7 5 11 45 18 .988 6.37
1963 Pirates C 72 65 1,720 408 5.7 404 364 40 4 4 7 36 20 .990 6.34
1964 Pirates C 44 40 1,075 257 5.8 255 237 18 2 3 1 20 6 .992 6.40
1965 White Sox C 5 3 78 20 4.0 20 17 3 0 0 0 1 1 1.000 6.92
1966 White Sox C 2 0 15 4 2.0 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 1.000 7.20
POS G GS OUTS TC TC/G CH PO A E DP PB CASB CACS FLD% RF
C Totals 1,139 1,049 27,849 5,726 5.0 5,655 5,214 441 71 63 73 360 204 .988 5.48
17 Years 1,139 1,049 27,849 5,726 5.0 5,655 5,214 441 71 63 73 360 204 .988 5.48
Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Miscellaneous Stats
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
1949 Cubs 0 - - 39 0 n/a 56.0 14.0 4.7 - - -
1951 Cubs 2 0 1.000 39 0 n/a 109.5 18.3 11.0 - - -
1952 Phillies 3 1 .750 7 0 n/a 61.8 17.7 6.6 - - -
1953 Phillies 3 2 .600 9 0 n/a 78.0 18.4 8.7 - - -
1954 Phillies 1 5 .167 20 0 n/a 86.3 31.4 7.5 - - -
1955 Phillies 0 0 .000 1 0 n/a 21.0 21.0 21.0 - - -
1955 Redlegs 1 1 .500 11 0 n/a 21.1 12.0 5.5 - - -
1956 Redlegs 0 1 .000 37 0 n/a 19.1 12.7 5.9 - - -
1957 Redlegs 0 0 .000 48 0 n/a 14.6 12.8 5.3 - - -
1958 Redlegs 0 0 .000 44 0 n/a 41.8 12.6 8.1 - - -
1959 Pirates 0 0 .000 19 0 n/a 34.3 23.6 6.4 - - -
1960 Pirates 0 1 .000 24 0 n/a 48.1 25.9 8.6 - - -
1961 Pirates 1 0 1.000 15 0 n/a 26.9 20.2 6.2 - - -
1962 Pirates 0 1 .000 5 0 n/a 27.7 18.9 5.9 - - -
1963 Pirates 0 1 .000 23 0 n/a 44.0 18.9 7.1 - - -
1964 Pirates 2 1 .667 24 0 n/a 85.5 12.2 10.1 - - -
1964 White Sox 0 0 .000 7 0 n/a 5.0 0.0 5.0 - - -
1965 White Sox 0 0 .000 77 0 n/a 38.5 11.0 3.2 - - -
1966 White Sox 0 0 .000 79 0 n/a 0.0 8.4 4.5 - - -
1967 White Sox 0 0 .000 77 0 n/a 30.0 7.5 5.5 - - -
SB CS SB% PH PR DH AB/HR AB/K AB/RBI K/BB K/9 BB/9
18 Years 13 14 .481 605 0 n/a 35.5 16.6 6.6 - - -
Smoky Burgess

Smoky Burgess Miscellaneous Items of Interest
1949 Chicago Cubs 4, 8 Undetermined - -
1951 Chicago Cubs 11 Undetermined - -
1952 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - -
1953 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined - -
1954 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Philadelphia Phillies 21 Undetermined Stats -
1955 Cincinnati Redlegs 12 Undetermined Stats -
1956 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 Undetermined - -
1957 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 Undetermined - -
1958 Cincinnati Redlegs 7 Undetermined - -
1959 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined Stats -
1960 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined Stats Stats
1961 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined Stats -
1962 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1963 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined - -
1964 Pittsburgh Pirates 6 Undetermined Stats -
1964 Chicago White Sox 49 $28,500.00 Stats -
1965 Chicago White Sox 2 $28,500.00 - -
1966 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined - -
1967 Chicago White Sox 2 Undetermined - -




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